David Burke’s cooking philosophy mirrors Sir Terence Conran’s approach to design – not for him foams, jellies and squiggles

Even without his trademark Havana cigar, there’s no mistaking Sir Terence
Conran, the design genius who, not content with revolutionising how we
furnished our homes in the Sixties, went on to shape the way we ate out in
the Eighties and Nineties. Le Pont de la Tour, Mezzo, Blueprint Café… In the
24 years since he opened Bibendum in the iconic Michelin building in
Chelsea, he has launched 24 restaurants, each neatly encapsulating the
relevant zeitgeist. From the ocean-liner glitz of his redesigned Quaglino’s
to the power-broking views from the rooftop terrace at Le Coq d’Argent, he
gave London dining